Closed · HHS-2020-ACL-CIP-SAPG-0363 · CFDA 93.324 · Discretionary
2020 State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Base Grant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Community Living, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $49K-$4.1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- October 31, 2019
- Close date
- 54
- Expected awards
The verdict
2020 State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Base Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Community Living that offered $49,395 -- $4,056,058 across 54 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 690 other opportunities from Administration for Community Living.
- $49K-$4.1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 54
- expected awards
- 93.324
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
2020 State Health Insurance Assistance Program is closed (last close October 31, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Administration for Community Living still indexes 690 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed October 31, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$45,540,000
Expected Awards
54
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is pleased to release the 2020 State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Base Grant Funding Opportunity Announcement. Congress created the SHIP in 1990 to provide education and assistance to Medicare-eligible individuals, their families, and caregivers to assist in making informed health insurance decisions. There are currently 54 active SHIP grants; one in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funds awarded through this application are for a five year project period running April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2025. Eligible applicants include State Offices of Insurance, the State Medicaid Offices, or the State Departments on Aging as designated by the state or territory, who demonstrate their ability and commitment to providing SHIP services statewide. All awards will be subject to the availability of federal funds and have a project period of up to five years. One SHIP grant will be awarded to cover each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Public-sector applicant lane · Administration for Community Living
Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for 2020 State Health Insurance Assistance Program (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). 41 other Administration for Community Living listings share this eligibility-code string (6% of 691).
- Code 00
- State governments
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Rebecca Kinney Rebecca.Kinney@acl.hhs.gov
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What to do next
2020 State Health Insurance Assistance Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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